Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Kirkland & Ellis were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the consumer sector in 2022 by value and volume, respectively, according to the latest legal advisers league table by GlobalData.

Based on its Financial Deals Database, the leading data and analytics company has revealed that Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison achieved the leading position in terms of value by advising on $32 billion worth of deals. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis led by volume by advising on a total of 48 deals.

Aurojyoti Bose, Lead Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Both Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Kirkland & Ellis were clear winners by value and volume, respectively. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison was the only advisor to surpass $30 billion in total deal value. It managed to advise on seven billion-dollar deals*, of which four were worth more than $5 billion. Meanwhile, Kirkland & Ellis fell short of only two deals from hitting the 50 deals volume mark.”

An analysis of GlobalData’s Financial Deals Database reveals that Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom occupied the second position in terms of value, by advising on $29.3 billion worth of deals, followed by Davis Polk & Wardwell with $29.1 billion, Latham & Watkins with $27.3 billion, and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton with $20.4 billion.

Meanwhile, White & Case occupied the second position in terms of volume with 36 deals, followed by Latham & Watkins with 35 deals, Jones Day with 31 deals, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom with 22 deals.

*Deals valued more than or equal to $1 billion